A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
SOPHOCLESWhen I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
More Sophocles Quotes
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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The good befriend themselves.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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